174 PhD programmes in Public Policy

Our nationally recognized, interdisciplinary PhD in Public Policy and Political Economy degree program at University of Texas at Dallas offers training opportunities for doctoral students from internationally renowned faculty.

The Urban Studies Institute’s PhD in Urban Studies prepares students for academic and research careers at the forefront of urban analysis. Our doctoral students at Georgia State University work alongside top faculty in their fields and join future leaders passionate about solving urban community issues.

The PhD in Criminal Justice Policy Studies at the University of Mississippi innovative program in the field of criminal justice with an emphasis on applied criminal justice policy research.

The Ph.D. in Public Policy at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill combines core foundations in theory, empirical and normative analysis, and a policy field area

The Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University allows students to examine the philosophy and practice of education and to develop skills in both the methodology and the study of educational practice.

Are you interested in using sophisticated research methods and an interdisciplinary perspective to study society’s most significant challenges? We offer a Public Policy and Governance degree at the University of Washington.

The Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at University of Kentucky, a research, academic and service unit of the Graduate School, offers the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration, the Master in Public Administration (MPA), the Master in Public Policy (MPP) degrees and the online Master of Public Financial Management.

Public Policy and Global Affairs (PPGA) at Nanyang Technological University offers full-time and part-time Ph.D. by research. It is a fast-growing research programme in Asia with a vibrant research community.

Students in the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion programme from University of Lincoln can benefit from a supportive academic community, where ideas and experiences are shared with the aim of advancing knowledge, and informing strategy, policy and practice across the sector and the wider field.

The Joint Ph.D. Program in Public Policy at Indiana University Bloomington is a collaborative endeavor of the School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Department of Political Science.

The Doctoral Program in Public Affairs at the University of Central Florida is designed to prepare graduates to advance research and theory by exploring topics at the leading edge of public affairs.

The International Education Policy (IEP) program at the University of Maryland offers Ph.D. degrees designed to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of today's educational policy and practice.

The aim of the Law and Social Change - The Challenges of Transnational Regulation program at Roma Tre University is to deepen the legal questions related to the crisis of state sovereignty, to the disruption of the traditional system of sources of law, as well as to the regulation of legal relationships and phenomena having transnational character.

The School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland is one of the nation’s leading graduate programs devoted to the study of public policy, management and international affairs. It offers a doctoral degree in Policy Studies.

The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy is internationally-recognized as a center of excellence in the analysis of the policy implications of science and technology.  The School has extensive international research, educational, and policy linkages with other organizations, centers, and programs around the world.

The Environmental Policy and Development programme from London School of Economics and Political Science aims to provide a rigorous, research-based approach to the social scientific study of environmental change and development.

The Public Affairs programme from University of Colorado Denver emphasizes scholarship in public administration, public policy, public management, and criminal justice/criminology in preparation for positions in academia and consulting firms, public management and administration, public policy analysis, politics and advocacy, and nonprofits.

Society, Place and Environment at University of Gloucestershire postgraduates produce excellent research at the interface between policy and practice. With a strong foundation in rural studies, CCRI has complementary expertise in urban and peri-urban planning linked to food provisioning, regeneration and enterprise.

The PhD Public Policy program from Nazarbayev University aims to provide a doctoral program of international standing which will attract high calibre candidates who will make a contribution to applied public policy.

The Political Economy Research programme offered by King's College London explores the relationships between political institutions, economic systems, and public policy to address contemporary national and global challenges.